Eclectus r. macgillivrayi

42 cm in length
277 – 298 mm wingspan
2 – 5 years until maturity reached
30+ years lifespan

The Australian Eclectus is only found in Australia. It lives in small eastern regions of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. This subspecies is the largest of all nine subspecies in length.
The males are predominately green all [...]

Eclectus r. Solomonensis

33 – 34 cm in length
218 – 258mm wingspan
390 – 425 gm weight
2 – 5 years until maturity reached
30+ years lifespan

The Solomon Island Eclectus, as indicated by its name is found throughout the Solomon Islands as well as the Bismarck Archipelago and the Admiralty Archipelagos. This subspecies of Eclectus is among the smallest [...]

Caging of Eclectus Parrots must not be any smaller than 3.5m long x 1m wide. The design and structure of the aviary should depend on the climate and area where the aviary is placed. If outside shelter must be provided, such as roofing and nesting boxes. If outside in a warmer climate, wire mesh may [...]

These parrots are known to be very easy to breed, but babies are harder to raise. Once Eclectus parrots start mating and producing babies, they are very likely to do it all the time. On the other hand, unlike some other parrots, Eclectus babies are very reluctant to swallow food unless hungry. Therefore the feeding [...]

Eclectus roratus Vosmaeri

35 – 38 cm in length
210 – 261mm wingspan
450 – 550 grams weight
30+ years lifespan
2 – 3 years until maturity

The Vosmaeri Eclectus is found in the central and northern Moluccas islands. This subspecies tends to be one of the largest of the Eclectus. The males can are similar to other Eclectus subspecies, [...]

Eclectus roratus polychloro

37 cm in length
235 – 264mm wingspan
470 – 525 grams in weight
2 -4 years till maturity reached
30+ years lifespan

The Red-sided Eclectus is native to Papua New Guinea and the surrounding islands such as; Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, Misool and Kai. The Red-sided Eclectus are larger and the males are easier to distinguish with different [...]

Eclectus roratus roratus

30 – 35 cm in length
225 -240mm wingspan
380 – 450 grams in weight
2 -4 years till maturity reached
30+ years lifespan

These parrots are found on the islands of Buru, Seram , Amboina, Saparua, and Haruku in the South Moluccas. The Grand Eclectus is one of the smallest of all the Eclectus subspecies, with a [...]

For easy identification of subspecies, the female parrots have been placed into three distinct groups. They are known as the purple breast feather group, the blue breast feather group and the red breast feather group.
The purple breast feathered group: This group consists of two subspecies which are; the Grand Eclectus and the Vosmaeri Eclectus.
Identifying:

Both subspecies [...]

The Eclectus parrots are known to have a very significant difference in plumage between the male and females.  The female birds unusually have the brighter plumage, consisting of bright scarlet red, while the males are predominately green. They are mainly found in lowland forest, living in pairs and small groups. The flocks gather to feed [...]